Work gets going on Beijing Hyundai's Chongqing factory

Beijing Hyundai Motor Co started construction on a new plant in Southwest China's municipality of Chongqing on June 23.

The Chongqing plant, which will be Beijing Hyundai's fifth in China and the first in Southwest China, will add capacity to help regain the company's market momentum.

The Chongqing plant is in Yufu Industrial Park in Chongqing Liangjiang New Area and when complete will cover 1.87 million square meters and cost 7.75 billion yuan ($1.27 billion).